Matthew Quick

Pure Escapism. 2008. oil on linen. 100 x 100 cm


Pure Hubris. 2009. oil on italian linen. 152 x 152 cm


Pure Capitulation. 2007. oil on linen. 100 x 100 cm


Pure Doubt. 2009. oil on italian linen. 152 x 152 cm

Melbourne based MATTHEW QUICK has worked variously as a kitchen hand, designer, photographer, picture framer, salesman, copywriter, art director & interior designer. But in recent years, he returned to full time painting.

Pure is a series that explores humanity in an unconventional way. On the surface they could be seen as just moody skies. But to dismiss them so would be to miss the point: the clouds provide each painting a grounding in reality, but their main purpose is to provide a linking yet changing backdrop against which complex foreground drames unfold.

With these paintings the titles are as important as the works themselves; each is a quirky metaphor for a particular personality characteristic. With the combination of title and image, deeper meanings emerge, triggering the opening chapters to an endless array of stories the viewer is invited to create.




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